Indonesia court upholds minimum age requirement for president, VP candidates

Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit calling for the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates to be lowered to 35, shutting down one avenue for President Joko Widodo's son to run on an election ticket next year. The first ruling comes amid growing criticism of what sources say are the outgoing president's efforts to build a political dynasty and retain influence after leaving office. The world's third-biggest democracy is set to vote in simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on February 14 next year.